Running older radios (e.g. Collins, Swan) from an inverter
 

Do any of you have any experience running the older tube-type
transceivers (e.g. Collins, Swan, Hallicrafters) from a 12-VDC to
110-VAC inverter?

I am getting a 750-watt-continuous, 1500-watt-peak inverter for my
motorhome and would like to be able to run something like a KWM-2A
from that.

Is the input waveform important? Will the so-called "modified sine
wave" inverters be good enough (as contrasted with the square-wave
inverters on one end of the quality scale and the big-bucks
pure-sine-wave inverters on the other end)?

Thanks...

Rick WA1RKT

I had a friend in the early 70s who ran an ftDX560 mobile off an
inverter (perma power "sine wave" unit) with no problems. a little
raspy buzz in the received audio.

considering your earlier line of questioning (tube only), sure you don't
want to have a good generator for the shack instead of an inverter? if
the balloon does go up, inverters will be paperweights from the EMP.

wrote:

Do any of you have any experience running the older tube-type
transceivers (e.g. Collins, Swan, Hallicrafters) from a 12-VDC to
110-VAC inverter?

I am getting a 750-watt-continuous, 1500-watt-peak inverter for my
motorhome and would like to be able to run something like a KWM-2A
from that.

Is the input waveform important? Will the so-called "modified sine
wave" inverters be good enough (as contrasted with the square-wave
inverters on one end of the quality scale and the big-bucks
pure-sine-wave inverters on the other end)?

Thanks...

Rick WA1RKT

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